Friday 6 March 2020

Boris Johnson close to breaching 100-day promise on social care talks, warn councils

Boris Johnson close to breaching 100-day promise on social care talks, warn councils Next week’s Budget should be used to make urgent progress on the cross-party talk on adult social care which Boris Johnson promised within 100 days of the December election, local councils have said.

The budget falls just 10 days short of the prime minister’s self-imposed deadline, with no sign of the talks getting under way.

Council bosses warned that without a new settlement for social care, local services in England face a funding gap of almost £6.5bn by 2025. The Independent

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